Vaughn Grissom checks in on Keith Law’s top prospect rankings

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After moving into MLB Pipeline’s Top 100, Vaughn Grissom is getting even more love from one of the brightest minds in scouting — The Athletic’s Keith Law.

I highly recommend Keith’s rankings, but he has Grissom clocking in at 59 out of 60, just barely making the cut. Here’s what he had to say about Grissom:

 

  1. Vaughn Grissom, SS, Atlanta

Previous ranking: Unranked

Atlanta’s 11th-round pick in 2019 — the year the organization went hog-wild after the 10th round and signed a bunch of promising high school players to above-slot bonuses in the $200,000 to $600,000 range — Grissom hit .312/.404/.487 in High A this year before a July promotion to Double A, where he’s continued to rake. He’s a plus runner and a great hitter for contact, but may not have a ton of pop and probably moves off shortstop. He doesn’t have a huge ceiling but has established himself as a likely regular who could be a borderline star. (He’s unrelated to Marquis, by the way.)

It’s clear Grissom is starting to get some attention around the league — I wouldn’t be shocked if he was a consensus Top 50 prospect in baseball when 2023 begins. When you have a farm system as bad as Atlanta’s, that’s huge.

 

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